During the ceremony, His Majesty was awarded the Golden Medal of ISESCO by Dr Abdulaziz in recognition of the support and commitment from His Majesty and Brunei Darussalam towards ISESCO in the advancement of education, science and culture in Islamic nations.

The Golden Medal of ISESCO is the highest honour awarded by ISESCO to head of states.

Accompanying Dr Abdulaziz was Director of External Relations and Cooperation of the ISESCO Dr Ahmad Said Bah.